"Avon man’s fate unknown as police probe disappearance; 4 men, including officer, accused of plot, with victim’s fate uncertain" by Laura Crimaldi | Globe Staff August 11, 2014
DEDHAM — The last time his family saw him, James J. Robertson was sitting in a silver Toyota Camry on New Year’s Day with two men dressed as constables who told him he was needed in Dedham for a surprise drug test for his probation.
The men had arrived at the Avon home of Robertson’s parents at about 12:45 p.m. His mother, Virginia, asked whether they would be back. The driver, who had a gun and a badge on his hip, replied, “Yes, we will bring him back.”
But Robertson, 37, never returned, according to an affidavit filed in Norfolk Superior Court.
No one — not his estranged wife, nor his children, ages 10 and 3 — has heard from him since. There has been no cellphone or debit card activity. Authorities believe he is dead.
No one has been charged with Robertson’s death. But a suspected drug dealer, and two men who allegedly owed him money for pills, are accused of kidnapping Robertson. A Dedham police officer is accused of aiding the plot.
The affidavit alleges a chilling suburban conspiracy propelled by addiction, spurned love, and obsession.
That is where the turn-in is, and I'm already losing interest.
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The architect of the plot is identified by prosecutors as James M. Feeney, 44, of Dedham, an alleged drug dealer. Feeney was angry that Robertson was dating his former girlfriend, and he also suspected Robertson of informing on him, according to a police affidavit written by State Police Trooper Brian Tully and dated May 28.
The affidavit was impounded at the request of prosecutors in Stoughton District Court. But it was available last week in Norfolk Superior Court as part of a request from one of the defendants for a bail reduction.
The Globe is not divulging portions of the affidavit at the request of the office of Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey....
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"A Dedham police officer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly allowing the mastermind of the kidnapping of an Avon man to use his department-issued equipment, including his badge, to persuade the victim to leave his home, officials said. The victim, James Robertson, 37, disappeared Jan. 1 has not been seen since, and is presumed dead, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office said in a statement. Dedham police Officer Michael Schoener was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Wednesday."
Also see: Police investigating ‘suspicious disappearance’ of Avon man
NEXT DAY UPDATE: No charge yet in presumed Avon death
FURTHER UPDATES: In court, new details emerge in kidnap plot
